ESB and Vodafone announce joint 1000Mbps broadband plan

ESB and Vodafone are to invest €450m in a "100% fibre-to-the-building" broadband network offering speeds from 200 Mbps to 1000 Mbps.

The firms claim it will mean Ireland will become the first country in Europe to use existing electricity infrastructure to deploy fibre directly into homes and businesses, initially reaching 500,000 premises in 50 towns.